Mountain Ranges On Our Planet

Earth

Ten Longest Mountain Ranges

1. Andes: 4,500 miles

2. Rocky Mountains: 3,000 miles

3. Himalayas: 2,400 miles

4. Great Dividing Range: 2,250 miles

5. Transantarctic Mountains: 2,200 miles

6. Brazilian Coastal Range: 1,900 miles

7. Sumatra-Java Range: 1,800 miles

8. Aleutian Range: 1,650 miles

9. Tien Shan: 1,400 miles

10. New Guinea Range: 1,250 miles

Africa

• Aberdare Range, Kenya
• Ahaggar Mountains, Algeria
• Atlas mountains, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
• Cherangany Hills, Kenya
• Virunga Mountains

Antarctica

• Queen Maud Range

Australia

• Barisan Range, Sumatra
• Crocker Range, Borneo (Mount Kinabalu)
• Flinders Ranges, South Australia
• Great Dividing Range, Queensland and New South Wales
• Blue Mountains, New South Wales
• Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
• MacDonnell Ranges, central Australia
• New Guinea Highlands, New Guinea
• Bismarck Range
• Star Mountains
• Thurnwald Range
• Pegunungan Maoke, New Guinea
• Owen Stanley Range, New Guinea
• Southern Alps, New Zealand
• Sudirman Range (Pegunungan Sudirman)
• Western Australia Mountains
• Hamersley Range

Asia

• Alborz Mountains
• Altay Mountains
• Anadyr Range
• Anti-Lebanon
• Arabian Mountains
• Caraballo, Philippines
• Caucasus
• Central Mountain Range, Taiwan
• Cherskiy Range
• Chin Hills, Myanmar
• Cordillera Central, Philippines
• Dzhugdzhur Mountains
• Eastern Ghats, India
• Elburz Mountains
• Gydan Mountains
• Himalaya
• Hindu Kush
• Karakoram
• Pamir Mountains
• Japanese Alps
• Akashi Mountains
• Hida Mountains
• Kiso Mountains
• Khingan Mountains
• Greater Khingan
• Lesser Khingan
• Koryak Mountains
• Kunlun Mountains
• Kurai Mountains
• Sayan Mountains
• Sierra Madre, Philippines
• Sikhote Alin Mountains
• Stanovoi Range
• Sulaiman Mountains
• Taurus Mountains
• Tian Shan, China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan
• Titiwangsa Mountains, Malay Peninsula
• Ural Mountains
• Verkhoyansk Mountains
• Western Ghats, India
• Yablonoi Mountains
• Zagros Mountains

Europe

• Alpilles, France
• Alps (France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia)
• Bavarian Alps
• Cottian Alps
• Dolomites
• Hohe Tauern
• Julian Alps
• Jura mountains
• Maritime Alps
• Rhaetian Alps
• Apennines, Italy
• Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria
• Cairngorms, Scotland
• Cantabrian Mountains, Spain
• Carpathian Mountains, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania
• Tatra mountains
• Beskidy Mountains
• Bieszczady mountains
• Transylvanian Alps
• Dentelles de Montmirail, France
• Dinaric Alps
• Harz, Germany
• Karelides, Finland (ancient)
• Măcin Mountains, Romania
• Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), Germany and Czech Republic
• Pennines, England
• Pindus Mountains, Greece
• Pirin, Bulgaria
• Pyrenees, France and Spain
• Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria and Greece
• Rila, Bulgaria
• Rhön Mountains, Germany
• Scandinavian Mountains, Norway and Sweden
• Sierra Nevada, Spain
• Svecofennides, Finland and Sweden (ancient)
• Sudeten
• Krkonoše
• Šumava (Bavarian Forest, Bohemian forest), Czech Republic and Germany
• Ural Mountains, Russia
• Vogelsberg Mountains, Germany
• Vosges mountains, France
• Wicklow Mountains, Ireland

North America

• Alaska Range
• Taylor Mountains, Alaska
• Aleutian Range, Alaska
• Appalachian Mountains, eastern United States and eastern Canada
• Adirondack Mountains, New York
• Allegheny Mountains, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia
• Annieopsquotch Mountains, Newfoundland
• Blue Mountains (Maine)
• Blue Ridge, North Carolina and Virginia
• Catskill Mountains, New York
• Endless Mountains, Pennsylvania
• Great Smoky Mountains
• Green Mountains, Vermont
• Lewis Hills, Newfoundland
• Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland
• Notre Dame Mountains, Quebec
• Ramapo Mountains, New Jersey
• Ridge-and-valley Appalachians, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia
• Shawangunk Ridge, New York
• White Mountains (New Hampshire)
• Basin and Range Province (Nevada et al)
• Amargosa Range, California
• Coso Range, California
• East Humboldt Range, Nevada
• Lake Range, Nevada
• Oquirrh Mountains, Utah
• Panamint Range, California
• Ruby Mountains, Nevada
• Schell Creek Range, Nevada
• Shoshone Range, Nevada
• Sheep Range, Nevada
• Snake Range, Nevada
• Spring Mountains, Nevada
• Toiyabe Range, Nevada
• West Humboldt Range, Nevada
• White Mountains (California)
• Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming
• Boston Mountains, Arkansas
• Brooks Range, northern Alaska
• Baird Mountains, Alaska
• British Mountains, Yukon
• Davidson Mountains, Alaska
• DeLong Mountains, Alaska
• Endicott Mountains, Alaska
• Franklin Mountains, Alaska
• Phillip Smith Mountains, Alaska
• Romanzof Mountains, Alaska
• Schwatka Mountains, Alaska
• Shubelik Mountains, Alaska
• Waring Mountains, Alaska
• Cascade Range/Cascade Mountains, California to British Columbia
• Okanogan Range, Washington
• Cassiar Mountains, British Columbia and Yukon
• Columbia Plateau, Oregon and Washington
• Blue Mountains (Oregon)
• Wallowa Mountains, Oregon
• Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas
• Gunflint Range, Minnesota, United States and Ontario, Canada
• Henry Mountains, Utah
• Kaumajet Mountains, Labrador, Canada
• Kiglapait Mountains, Labrador, Canada
• Klamath Mountains, California and Oregon
• Kuskokwim Mountains, Alaska
• Ahklun Mountains, Alaska
• Kaiyuh Mountains, Alaska
• Kilbuck Mountains, Alaska
• Olympic Mountains, Washington
• Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma and Arkansas
• Laurentian Mountains, Quebec
• Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories and Yukon
• Backbone Ranges, Northwest Territories
• Canyon Ranges, Northwest Territories
• Logan Mountains, Yukon
• Richardson Mountains, Yukon
• Selwyn Mountains, Yukon
• Hess Mountains, Yukon
• Nadaleen Range, Yukon
• Bonnet Plume Range, Yukon
• Wernecke Mountains, Yukon
• Knorr Range, Yukon
• Sombre Mountains, Northwest Territories
• Nulato Hills, Alaska
• Purcell Mountains, Alaska
• Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon
• Ozark Mountains, Arkansas,Missouri,Oklahoma and Kansas
• Pacific Coast Ranges, Mexico to Alaska
• Chilkat Range, Alaska Panhandle
• Chugach Mountains, southern Alaska
• Coast Mountains, British Columbia and Alaska Panhandle
• Diablo Range, Contra Costa Conty, California to Merced County, California
• Kenai Mountains, Alaska
• Peninsular Ranges, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico to Riverside County, California
• Saint Elias Mountains, southern Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia
• Brabazon Range, Alaska
• Fairweather Range, Alaska
• Granite Range, Alaska
• Kluane Ranges, Yukon
• Robinson Mountains, Alaska
• San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California to Riverside County, California
• Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California to Santa Cruz County, California
• Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey County, California and San Luis Obispo County, California
• Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County, California
• Santa Susana Mountains, Los Angeles County, California
• Transverse Ranges, Santa Barbara County, California
• Wrangell Mountains, southern Alaska
• Mentasta Mountains, Alaska
• Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska
• Pelly Mountains, Yukon
• Anvil Range, Yukon
• Big Salmon Range, Yukon
• Glenyon Range, Yukon
• St. Cyr Range, Yukon
• Rocky Mountains, western United States and Canada
• Absaroka Range, Montana and Wyoming
• Bear River Mountains, Utah and Idaho
• Beaverhead Mountains, Montana and Idaho
• Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming
• Bitterroot Range, Montana and Idaho
• Boulder Mountains, Montana
• Boulder Mountains, Utah
• Bridger Mountains, Wyoming
• Bridger Range, Montana
• Cabinet Mountains, Montana
• Cariboo Mountains, British Columbia
• Castle Mountains, Montana
• Coeur D'Alene Mountains, Montana and Idaho
• Columbia Mountains, British Columbia
• Crazy Mountains, Montana
• Elkhorn Mountains, Montana
• Gallatin Range, Montana
• Garnet Range, Montana
• Granite Mountains, Wyoming
• Green Mountains, Wyoming
• Gross Ventre Range, Wyoming
• Flathead Range, Montana
• Franklin Mountains,El Paso County, Texas
• Front Range of the Rockies, Colorado
• Kettle River Range, Washington
• La Salle Mountains, Utah
• Laramie Mountains, Wyoming
• Lemhi Range, Idaho
• Lewis Range, Montana
• Livingston Range, Montana
• John Long Mountains, Montana
• MacDonald Range, British Columbia
• Madison Range, Montana
• Manzano Mountains, New Mexico
• Monashee Mountains, British Columbia
• Mosquito Range, Colorado
• Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico
• Ortiz Mountains, New Mexico
• Owl Creek Mountains, Wyoming
• Pryor Mountains, Montana
• Percell Mountains, Montana
• Pioneer Mountains, Montana
• Purcell Mountains, British Columbia
• Salmon River Mountains, Idaho
• Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico
• Salish Mountains, Montana
• Salmon River Mountains, Idaho
• Salt River Range, Wyoming
• Sandia Mountains, New Mexico
• Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado and New Mexico
• San Juan Mountains, Colorado
• Sawatch Range, Colorado
• Sawtooth Range, Idaho
• Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia
• Shoshone Range, Idaho
• Sir Winston Churchill Range, Alberta
• Swan Range, Montana
• Tenmile Range, Colorado
• Teton Range, Wyoming
• Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
• Uinta Mountains, Utah
• Wasatch Range, Utah
• Wind River Range, Wyoming
• Whitefish Range, Montana
• Wolf Mountains, Montana
• Wyoming Range, Wyoming
• San Francisco Peaks, Arizona
• Seward Peninsula, Alaska
• Bendeleben Mountains, Alaska
• Darby Mountains, Alaska
• Kigluaik Mountains, Alaska
• York Mountains, Alaska
• Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico
• Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
• Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico
• Eje Volcánico Transversal, Mexico
• Chichinautzin or Sierra del Ajusco, Mexico
• Sierra Nevada (US), California
• Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon
• Superstition Mountains, Arizona
• Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska
• Torngat Mountains, Labrador and Quebec
• United States Range, Nunavut
• Uwharrie Mountains, North Carolina
• White Mountains (Arizona)
• White Mountains (Alaska)

Central America

• Maya Mountains, Belize

South America

• Andes
• Cordillera Real, Bolivia
• Cordillera Real, Ecuador
• Cordón del Plata, Argentina
• Cordillera Domeyko, Chile
• Cordillera Occidental of Colombia
• Cordillera Oriental of Colombia
• Cordillera Blanca, Peru
• Cordillera Negra, Peru
• Cordillera Central of Peru
• Cordillera Occidental of Peru
• Cordillera Oriental of Peru
• Cordillera de Lípez, Bolivia, Argentina
• Cordillera de Merida, Venezuela
• Cordilla de Perijá, Colombia, Venezuela
• Cordillera de la Costa, Chile
• Pakaraima Mountains, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil
• Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil
• Serra do Mar, Brazil
• Sierra de Córdoba, Argentina
• Sierra de San Luis, Argentina
• Sierras de Tandil, Argentina
• Sierra de la Ventana, Argentina
• Sierra de los Comechingones, Argentina

Thanks to Wikipedia.com! All Mountain Range links go to their site for a description for each one.

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